SCHOOL PROFILE

Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education

Primary Community school URN 134273
Open
Pupils 8,834,192 Latest school census
Capacity 261 Published school capacity
Capacity used 86.2% Pupils as a share of capacity
Age range 2 – 11 Statutory age range
OFSTED

Latest ungraded inspection

16 October 2024
Latest published outcome Standards maintained
SCHOOL DETAILS

About this school

School type Community school
Phase Primary
Gender Mixed
Religious character Does not apply
Local authority Hammersmith and Fulham
Trust Not applicable
Census date 15 January 2026
PUPIL PROFILE

School community

Latest published pupil characteristics for 2025/26.

2025/26
Total pupils 225 202 full-time · 23 part-time
Female pupils 108 48.0% of pupils
Male pupils 117 52.0% of pupils

Free school meals

Pupils eligible for free school meals.

70.7%
45.9 pts above England
School 70.7%
Hammersmith and Fulham 23.1%
London 26.3%
England 24.8%

English as an additional language

Pupils whose first language is not English.

64.0%
43.7 pts above England
School 64.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 30.6%
London 39.2%
England 20.3%

Young carers

Pupils recorded as young carers.

2.2%
1.2 pts above England
School 2.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham 0.2%
London 0.5%
England 1.0%

Ethnicity

Largest recorded pupil groups.

African
26.2%
59
Any other ethnic group
24.9%
56
Any other Mixed background
9.8%
22
White British
9.3%
21
Any other White background
6.2%
14
Any other Asian background
5.8%
13
Council, regional and national comparisons are pupil-weighted using published school census counts.
ADDITIONAL NEEDS

Special educational needs

Pupils receiving SEN support or with an education, health and care plan.

2025/26
Pupils with SEN 23.6% 53 of 225 pupils
2.7 pts above England England: 20.8%
School 23.6%
Hammersmith and Fulham 20.7%
London 19.8%
England 20.8%
SEN support 17.8% 40 pupils
England 14.8% 3.0 pts above
EHC plans 5.8% 13 pupils
England 6.0% 0.3 pts below
PRIMARY NEEDS

Most common identified needs

Pupils
Speech, language & communication 22
Autistic spectrum disorder 17
Social, emotional & mental health 11
Moderate learning difficulty 1
Physical disability 1
No specialist assessment yet 1

SEN comparisons are pupil-weighted using published 2025/26 Department for Education school-level data. Primary needs combine pupils receiving SEN support and pupils with EHC plans.

ACADEMIC PERFORMANCE

Key stage 2 outcomes

Published Department for Education results for 2024/25.

2024/25
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading, writing & maths

77.0% 16.6 pts above England
School 77.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 75.5%
London 67.9%
England 60.4%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Reading

95.0%

21.2 pts above England

School 95.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 83.6%
London 78.2%
England 73.8%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Writing

82.0%

11.7 pts above England

School 82.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 81.2%
London 75.1%
England 70.3%
EXPECTED STANDARD

Maths

91.0%

19.0 pts above England

School 91.0%
Hammersmith and Fulham 83.8%
London 77.7%
England 72.0%
School results show the percentage of pupils meeting the expected standard. Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages and are not pupil-weighted official attainment rates.
ATTENDANCE & ABSENCE

Attendance profile

Published Department for Education absence data for 2024/25. Lower absence rates are generally better.

2024/25
ABSENCE RATE

Overall absence

7.59%

Percentage of possible sessions missed.

1.37 pts higher than England
School 7.59%
Hammersmith and Fulham 6.90%
London 6.38%
England 6.22%
ABSENCE RATE

Persistent absence

27.71%

Pupils missing 10% or more of sessions.

11.90 pts higher than England
School 27.71%
Hammersmith and Fulham 19.90%
London 17.60%
England 15.82%
ABSENCE RATE

Severe absence

1.81%

Pupils missing 50% or more of sessions.

In line with England
School 1.81%
Hammersmith and Fulham 1.69%
London 1.67%
England 1.80%
Council, regional and national comparisons are averages of published school-level percentages rather than pupil-weighted official absence rates.
HOW DOES IT COMPARE?

School context

Comparison with open primary schools.

CAPACITY

Capacity utilisation

86.2% 2.0 pts below England
Normand Croft Community School for Early Years and Primary Education
86.2%
Hammersmith and Fulham
83.2%
London
85.9%
England
88.2%
Benchmarks use open schools in the same phase. Capacity utilisation is calculated from published pupil and capacity figures.
Sources: Department for Education · Get Information about Schools · Ofsted monthly management information